Keep your home computer(s) in easily viewable places, such as a family room or kitchen. Talk regularly with your child about online activities that he or she is involved in. Talk specifically about cyberbullying and encourage your child to tell you immediately if he or she is the victim of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, or other illegal [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2010’
How Does Cyberbullying Differ From Other Traditional Forms of Bullying?
Available research and experience suggest that cyberbullying may differ from more “traditional” forms of bullying in a number of ways (Willard, 2005), including: Cyberbullying can occur any time of the day or night. Cyberbullying messages and images can be distributed quickly to a very wide audience. Children and youth can be anonymous when cyberbullying, which [...]
Do Children Tell Others If They Are Cyberbullied?
According to one telephone survey of preteens and teens (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006): 51% of preteens but only 35% of teens who had been cyberbullied had told their parents about their experience. 27% of preteens and only 9% of teens who had been cyberbullied had told a teacher. 44% of preteens and 72% [...]
Where Are Children and Youth Cyberbullied?
In a telephone survey of preteens (6-11 year-olds) and teens (12-17 year-olds) (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006): 45% of preteens and 30% of teens who had been cyberbullied received the messages while at school. 44% of preteens and 70% of teens who had been cyberbullied received the messages at home. 34% of preteens and [...]
What Are The Most Common Methods of Cyberbullying?
In studies of middle and high school students, (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006; Kowalski et al., 2005; Wolak, Mitchell, & Finkelhor, 2006) the most common way that children and youth reported being cyberbullied was through instant messaging. Somewhat less common ways involved the use of chat rooms, emails, and messages posted on Web sites. [...]
Who Are The Victims and Perpetrators of Cyberbullying?
In a recent study of students in grades 6-8 (Kowalski et al., 2005): Girls were about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying. Of those students who had been cyberbullied relatively frequently (at least twice in the last couple of months): 62% said that they had been cyberbullied by [...]